Marko Rauhamaa wrote: > Christopher Reimer <christopher_rei...@icloud.com>: > >> Under various proposals in the U.S., everyone will soon learn how to >> program and/or become a computer scientist. Won't be long before some >> snotty-nosed brat graduates from preschool, takes a look at your code, >> and poops in his diapers. He will then dips his finger into his >> diaper, write on the whiteboard how your code can be written in a >> single line, and summary dismiss you with security escorting you off >> the premises. >> >> Gotta love the future. :) > > Unfortunately, most CS graduates don't seem to know how to program. > > Yes, some highschoolers could excel in the post of a senior software > engineer -- I've had the privilege of working alongside several > specimens. However, it has been known for half a century that good > developers are hard to come by. > > I think it is essential to learn the principles of programming just like > it is essential to learn the overall principles of nuclear fission or be > able to locate China on the map. However, a small minority of humanity > will ever earn a living writing code. > > At the same time, it may be that in the not-too-distant future, the > *only* jobs available will be coding jobs as we start to take the > finishing steps of automating all manufacturing, transportation and > services. Then, we will have a smallish class of overworked coders who > have no use or time for money and vast masses of jobless party-goers who > enjoy the fruits of the coders' labor. > > > Marko
Well, so long as we're going wildly OT... I think it's not a matter of who's going to earn a living by it. I think it's that, increasingly, programming is similar to carpentry. I can't reframe a house, and certainly can't build cabinetry, but I can do an adequate job putting up a simple wooden shelf. Looked at that way, it becomes a question of teaching people enough of the general principles to be able to muddle though and do a passable job on trivial "But all I want to do is" tasks. It's not a CS degree, it's shop class. -- Rob Gaddi, Highland Technology -- www.highlandtechnology.com Email address domain is currently out of order. See above to fix. -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
